> That looks like the one.
> Since we can generate the discards on one AP and one SM, we aren't using
> that as an indication that an AP is overloaded.
> I assume inbound packets destined for the SM are dropped at the AP due to
> MIR settings, thus creating a discard.


# snmpget -v2c -c Canopyro -m ALL 169.254.1.1 .1.3.6.1.4.1.161.19.3.1.7.35.0
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.161.19.3.1.7.35.0 = No Such Instance currently
exists at this OID

Bummer.  What am I doing wrong?


>>> The only existing tool built into an AP that does this would be under
>>> Statistics > Throughput and enabling Throughput Monitoring.
>>> This will tell you when you are tossing xx% of RF packets due to an
>>> "overload" condition.
>>> We graph 'RF out discards' on each AP and connection but we seem to get
>>> them
>>
>> Is this what you graph?
>>
>>
>> http://support.cambiumnetworks.com/framed/onlinetools/content.WHISP-APS-MIB.html#rfOutDiscardRate
>>
>> Apparently its not telling you much?
>>
>>
>>> even during low utilization periods.
>>> With 450, we can generate RF discards in the lab with a single AP and
>>> single
>>> SM so we aren't really sure when an AP is overloaded.
>>>
>>> Please head over to Cambium's community forum and give Kudos to these
>>> posts:
>>>
>>> http://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t5/Your-Ideas/Utilization-per-Sector/idi-p/37968
>>>
>>> http://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t5/Your-Ideas/450-AP-Throughput-capacity/idi-p/36808
>>>
>>> Alternatively, you can input your AP's session info (current up and down
>>> modulations) into the Capacity Planner available here:
>>> https://support.cambiumnetworks.com/files/pmp450/
>>> That should give you a theoretical max available bandwidth.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/26/2015 11:57 AM, Matt wrote:
>>>>
>>>> We graph all the ethernet Interfaces on our FSK Canopy AP's etc with
>>>> MRTG.  Is there a way to graph the actual utilization to see when an
>>>> AP is maxed?  I know an AP with all 2X clients should have 10mbps
>>>> downstream which most ours do.  What I cant tell is when an AP has a
>>>> mix of 1X and 2X if the AP is maxed out or not by the graph.  Same
>>>> principle for 450 AP's.
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps there is a packet queue on the AP that gets congested at times
>>>> like this I can graph on five minute intervals?  Something like that?
>>>
>>>
>

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